Re: No X configuration offered during install of Woody (30r1)

atches applicable to anything I've got installed" such that I can > keep the system up to date? If the security server is in your sources.list, use apt-get update apt-get upgrade to upgrade to the latest availabke versions of installed packages. best regards Andreas Janssen --

Re: ide-scsi problem on woody

csi > > when i try to mount a cdrom i get this (even as root): > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:rolf]# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/scd0 /cdrom > mount: /dev/scd0 is not a valid block device > > i tried other devices like scd1... sg0... no success. What do /proc/scsi/scsi and dmesg say about yo

Re: new to debian

sktop environment. I am not why that is not > installed by default when you choose the desktop environment task, > but that is how to fix that. Note that KDE also has an login manager called kdm which you maybe want to install instead of gdm if you use KDE instead of Gnome. best regards

Re: Installing NVIDIA Drivers

properly configured. You can also use the kernel header package generated by make-kpkg. Now make sure to tell the nvidia installer where the headers are. Either use the --kernel-include-path parameter the error message mentioned, or make a symlink /usr/src/linux pointing to the kernel-source or ker

Re: kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 vs 2.4.18-1-k7

See DSA-311-1 for more information. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: filesystem problem

removable harddrive. What exactly did not work? How does the line in your fstab look like? What was the error message? Try to mount it manually: mount -t fstype /dev/hdd1 /some/dir best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux

Re: Filesystem problem -REVISED

k7). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: xmms-mplayer can't find glib-config?

XMMS :) You can check on <http://packages.debian.org> or with apt-file. It probably is in some -dev package like libglib1.2-dev. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: xmms-mplayer can't find glib-config?(Don't think the server accepted this last time).

depending on which version you want to use. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: reiserfs

nt to install one of the 2.4.18 debian kernel packages, make sure you get the latest version from <http://security.debian.org>. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL P

Re: kernel-header installation question

nnot find them. Either use the necessary parameter, or make some symlink: ln -s /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4 linux best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Debian to English translation

ent from the command line options. > Lets say I want to purge kdm. Can someone give a proper command line > to use that would be applicable to all options. To purge kdm, use apt-get --purge remove kdm or dpkg --purge kdm best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL

Re: Setting debian to use Win2k as it's Internet gateway?

way (dotted quad) (see man interfaces) Or install etherconf (if it is installed, run dpkg-reconfigure etherconf). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: OOOOLLLLDDDD video card

pported by XFree 4.1, however it should work with XFree 3.3.6 which is also included in Woody. Another option is to upgrade to a recent version of XFree. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: which package contains 'ripquery' tool?

ackgages.debian.org> or apt-file to find out in which package some file is. It seems you need the routed package. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Configure PnP Card before Kernel loads modules

utils where ?? is less than 20. If instead you used update-modules to add a line alias sound-slot-0 modulename to /etc/modules.conf, the driver will be loaded when needed. By the way, are using kernel 2.2 or 2.4? 2.4 has improved isa pnp support, /maybe/ you won't need to run isapnptools.

Re: Mplayer (again)

ell mplayer which device file to use, or make a symlink /dev/cdrom pointing to the real device (/dev/hd? or /dev/scd?, depending or your configuration and amount of drives). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976

Re: Install : Xserver not found

install everything you need to run XFree. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Slightly OT

wsserver (free - available from outside > the confines of an ISP) carrying all messages from this list, please ? > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200310/ > is so unhandy ... ! news.gmane.org works fine for me. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen

Re: D-link DFE-530tx

rything works fine except the network card, install some other kernel image via apt-get and try that one. However most of the kernel images in packaged form are on CD 5. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976

Re: Install : Xserver not found

Hello - _ r a r o h _ - (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen wrote: > >>- _ r a r o h _ - (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>>Nov 1 08:15:12 deba gdm[598]: gdm_server_spawn: Xserver not found: >>>/usr/bin/X11/X -deferglyphs

Re: Partitioning

your fstab and reinstall your boot loader. The disadvantage is that if /boot is on the root partition, you can't have /boot read-only. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Re: Partitioning

Hello Marco Cecconi (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen wrote: > >> partition, change your fstab and reinstall your boot loader. The >> disadvantage is that if /boot is on the root partition, you can't >> have /boot read-only. > > Yeah, b

Re: Installation

te gestartet werden. Und bitte schicke Deine Fragen das nächste Mal an debian-user-german, das hier ist eine englischsprachige Liste. Grüße Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA

Re: Partitioning

ere are regularly written to, for example mtab)? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What does "-bf" mean?

used on boot floppies. bf means boot floppies, 2.4.18-bf2.4 is the 2.4 installation kernel. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get update failing

not be parsed or opened. > hadrian:/home/madmac# Increase the size of your apt-cache: <http://www.google.com/search?q=e%3A%20Dynamic%20MMap%20ran%20out%20of%20room&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80

Re: Partitioning

fs. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem in installing nvidia driver

c/alternatives/cc and /usr/bin/gcc point to). >> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run >> --kernel-include-path=/usr/src/kernel-headers-$(uname -r)/include Maybe you can /have to leave out the /include part of the path (works for me without it). best regards Andreas Janssen -- A

Re: Separate /home drive?

it's contents), unmount it and remount it in /home. Now all you have to do is to add a line to your fstab to have it mounted at boottime automatically. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSU

Re: Single-use root account?

c). That would become very unmanageable very quickly. You can allow normal users to start a bash (or any other shell) via sudo. That way they won't need to have a special user or group ID and can authenticate themselves with their own passwords. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hacked: .bash_history linked somewhere

not permitted Maybe the file is immutable. Check with lsattr .bash_history You can use chattr to change it: chattr -i .bash_history best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: X server wont start again.

erver-xfree86 and select the "nvidia" driver. This way, debconf will know of your settings and not change them back again the next time X us upgraded or debconf reconfigures the XFree config. You need the nvidia driver anyway because your GF4 is not supported by the version of XFree you

Re: Doom problems?

I can't say what exactly your problem is, but Debian comes with several prepackaged Doom clones (for example lxdoom, prboom). prboom will also allow you to run the game at higher resolutions. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80

Re: Doom problems?

Hello Joel Konkle-Parker (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen wrote: >> I can't say what exactly your problem is, but Debian comes with >> several prepackaged Doom clones (for example lxdoom, prboom). prboom >> will also allow you to run the game

Re: Doom problems?

features? The archive date on the id ftp server says : 13.10.1996 I don't think that you can find any linux version of doom that is older that that. I think he wants it because it has exactly the features Doom for Windows has. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen

Re: stdio.h

Hello Jeffrey L. Taylor (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > What package is the standard C headers in? Try libc6-dev. You can use <http://packages.debian.org> to search package contents. Or use apt-file. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: a few Qs about debian's apt

apt does not know about it and will leave it untouched. You can however try to find some source for programs not included (or not included in a recent version) in Debian that you can use through apt. See <http://www.apt-get.org> or <http://www.backports.org> for more information. A

Re: Execute shutdown as other user than root

t;> command sudo and I don't want to install it. >> > FWIW KDE3.1 gives me reboot/shutdown options as an ordinary user - it > configured itself that way, so I can't tell you how it is done. You can enable or disable this by configuring the KDE login manager. best regar

Re: Securing Debian

hat is part of the harden-doc package. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Woody Soundblaster Config Trouble

e some new file in /etc/modutils): alias sound-slot-0 emu10k1 (if this is the right driver) and run update-modules or add the driver to /etc/modules, manually or by using modconf. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux Us

Re: 2.4.22-3 panic in woody / ide bug?

The support for IDE disks is missing. If you want to compile the driver into the kernel, change the following from "M" to "Y": ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support ---> ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices ---> Enhanced IDE/MFM/

Re: problem in screen resolution at 1024*768

" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection The resolution you want is not listed. The easiest way to enable it would be to open the config file with a text editor and change Modes "800x600" "640x480" to Modes "1024x768" "800x600"

Re: Sound and Audio CD mounting problems

t was designed to make sessions or audio tracks on CDs visible as if they were files. > Also can anyone advise on why the volume is VERY low - I tried turning > up xmms's volume but its still very quiet. Is this a card issue? Try some mixer program (kmix, aumix,...) to see what the channel

Re: What is required to deliver system mail locally ???

instance, in qmail (which I'm familiar with), the > listener program is a separate program from the delivery mechanism > (don't know how it is in exim). In fact, exim doesn't have to be running at all to have local email delivered. Deinstalling however will cause dependency probl

Re: What is required to deliver system mail locally ???

. To do so inetd would have to be replaced by xinetd. You can however control inetd through /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny. Or, of course change the default config to let it run in standalone mode. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC

Re: XFree will not run on Woody

lation available, compare the config files from Mandrake and Debian. Also check the XFree log file (probably /var/log/XFree86.0.log) for lines containing errors (EE) and Warnings (WW). If you still jave problems, post the errors and the last lines of the config file here. best regards Andre

Re: What is required to deliver system mail locally ???

do local delivery only. If you switch off inetd manually or switch off smtp in inetd.conf, eximconfig will not change this (at least if you select option 4). However, if you switch off smtp in inetd.conf and you still have the init scripts for exim, exim will automatically start in standalone mode

Re: Conexant HCF modem driver for Debian 3.0r0 i386

t for Kernal 2.2 any longer, only > for Kernal 2.4 and above. Debian Woody includes kernel 2.4.18. Use aptitude or do apt-cache search kernel-image apt-get install kernel-image-$yourarchhere to install it. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID

Re: where is netscape 4 in testing?

here is mozilla-firebird,... >> >> For computers too old to run anything else than NS 3 or 4. > > ...there is Dillo and gLinks and Sylpheed too: > http://damnsmalllinux.org/applications.html If running closed-source software is not a problem, Opera might also be worth a tr

Re: Do all debian kernel packages require an initrd?

ernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=Label=hda=ide-scsi initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: bf2.4 and the ptrace exploit

n contrib > non-free Use apt-cache policy kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 to check from where the image was installed and what the installed version is. The latest is 2.4.18-5woody4, the original version from Woody r1 was 2.4.18-5. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PRO

Re: xdm, icewm....X config indeed

startup sequence? > Where is defined icewm as my window manager? > > My system doesn't have .xinitrc, .xsession or whaterver! You can set the systemwide default window manager by using update-alternatives --config x-window-manager Or you create your own .xinitrc. best regards

Re: bf2.4 and the ptrace exploit

still there in woody4 they should be informed. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: new to linux-ipchains trouble

he rules part of it. Do I need some library or a kernel upgrade > or patch? iptables is the new interface for Kernel 2.4, for 2.2 you should use ipchains. Try to load the necessary kernel modules (at least: modprobe ipchains). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [

Re: need help getting ipchains goin'

compact version of the 2.2.20 kernel image; it is built with less options enabled, and is originally packaged for the boot floppies. Switch to some other image like kernel-image-2.2.20. Use apt-cache search kernel-image to get a list and apt-cache show $packagename to find out more a

Re: need help getting ipchains goin'

ly) support. See my other message on information on how to do that. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get trying to downgrade a package version?

ning? Do you have entries for testing/unstable in your sources.list? libc6 2.2.5-11 is the version from woody, 2.3.1 is newer. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM

Re: apt-get trying to downgrade a package version?

Hello Ian Silvester (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:46:41 +0200, Andreas Janssen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ian Silvester (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>> I am running Woody with a 2.4.20 kernel and acpi installed. &

Re: cupsd user

stemGroup lpadmin Try to add your users to that group. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Adding users /home

ser IDs starting from 1000, Debian starts from 500. If this is the case, you can use the chown command to change the ownership of your files to your new user ID. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -

Re: Apt-get, re-installing a debian system

n-security-announce/>. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can't mount cdrom

ve to use pon name_of_peer to start the connection. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Discover and tons of uneeded kernel modules

one else have this problem? What file do I have to edit so > that those kernel modules don't get loaded on boot? First, check /etc/modules. Then, check /etc/modules.conf. This file is generated by update-modules from the files in /etc/modutils, so don't edit it directly. best regar

Re: apt-get update fails with MMap out of room

; [...] > > I use a mixture of unstable and testing... This is asked frequently, go here: http://groups.google.de/groups?q=E%3A+Dynamic+MMap+ran+out+of+room&ie=ISO-8859-1 or read the apt.conf man page (keyword: Cache-Limit) best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PRO

Re: NAT

ample bastille or fwbuilder. And of course there is a lot of documentation, for example the iptables HOWTO: http://www.netfilter.org/unreliable-guides/packet-filtering-HOWTO/packet-filtering-HOWTO.linuxdoc-9.html best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-I

Re: Newbie woes: Deleted Internet menu in taskbar

new installation of "Mozilla Thunderbird", I accidently > deleted the whole Internet menu. Couldn't find it in the trash > either. Is there anyway to restore the menu defaults? Maybe running update-menus helps. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: installing nvidia - missing

ry and make dep. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Cannot compile the kernel

d from > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/3.3.1/include/stdio.h:43, > from scripts/mkdep.c:36: > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/3.3.1/include/stddef.h:213: error: syntax > error before "typedef" > > Probably wrong packet or something? Looks like you

Re: Cannot compile the kernel

Hello Jon Haugsand (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > * Andreas Janssen >> Looks like you are missing some files. Did you install libc6-dev? > > Not that I can remember. Shouldn't this be taken care of by the > package system? Depends on what other packages you instal

Re: uhci

ot; module to use your printer. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: uhci

Hello Sidney Brooks (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > When I use "modprobe uhci", the response is "Can't > locate module uhci". Try modprobe usb-uhci instead. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xD

Re: cannot find libncurses

ling > > Does this mean that it is installed but has a problem? You also need to install ncurses-dev to make menuconfig. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problems with kernel: no sound, printer, cdwriter

my system says: [...] sr_mod 12088 0 (autoclean) cdrom 29024 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod] [...] ide-scsi9120 0 scsi_mod 54748 2 [sr_mod ide-scsi] [...] And it does work for me. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas

RE: cannot find libncurses

gt; Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > libncurses5-dev: Depends: libncurses5 (= 5.2.20020112a-7) but > 5.3.20030719-1 is to be installed > E: Sorry, broken packages What version of Debian are you using? 5.2.2002112a-7 is the ncurses version from Woody, the other is

Re: Where is Debian's initrd located?

ou are not missing anything. The 2.4.18-bf2.4 does not use a initrd image. For other kernels, you find them in /boot, and there should be symlinks in /. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBS

Re: modprobe

. > > I did comment it out, but did not help. > Anyone had an idea ??? If you use an self-compiled kernel, try to add Character devices => Enhanced Real Time Clock Support or change the alias entry to alias char-major-135 off and run update-modules. best regards Andreas Ja

Re: Problems with kernel: no sound, printer, cdwriter

de-scsi module at startup. If ide-cd is compiled into the kernel, I also have to configure my bootloader properly. That's all. Did you load the ide-scsi module? Was it loaded before some startup scripts (like hwtools/hdparm) could load the ide-cd module? best regards Andreas Janssen

Re: cd writer setup, k3b won't work, fstab right??

executable is. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cdrecord > /usr/bin/cdrecord: /usr/bin/cdrecord: Permission denied Check the permissions. Very probably you have to add yourself to the cdrom group. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Register

Re: pppd daemon dies is a permissions problem? help?

nds of files. Really thanks again. Use the adduser command to add users to a group or edit /etc/group. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How do I run a program as it's owner?

g of some kind? In the systemwide crontab file /etc/crontab, the user is specified for each entry. If you use per-user crontabs (e.g. with crontab -e), programs are run with the permission of the user the crontab file belongs to. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL

Re: pppd daemon dies is a permissions problem? failure

ted because the peer is not responding to echo requests. This happens to me sometimes when I try do dial. When I try again, it works. Did you try several times or only once? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User

Re: establishing ppp connection as non-root

unt to the "dip" group to make it work. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: pppd daemon

ll "kdesu konqueror" to start Konqueror with root permissions. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: help with xinetd

but telnetd is still > answering. inetd is not running. Check if telnetd is running in standalone mode. I don't know about telnetd, but exim is by default also called by inetd. If you disable it in inetd, it will run in standalone mode, unless you also disable that. best regards Andrea

Re: Looking for backup solutions

Hello Dan Anderson (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I have a 40 GB hard disk I want to back up to CD. I figure I could > run > dd but the man page was unintelligible. Can anyone offer any > suggestions? Maybe you want to take a look at partimage. best regards

Re: KDE+Kmail

select all the packages on your own. However, after installing KDE you can safeley remove the kde package because it is not needed to run KDE - it is only there to make installing kde more convenient. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80

Re: Installing a kernel off CD-ROM

dated 2.4 packages however have slightly different names. So if you want to update your current kernel package, you have to install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-k6. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to manage services?

update-inetd for services started by inetd best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Installing a kernel off CD-ROM

Hello cr (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 23:20, Andreas Janssen wrote: >> >> cr (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >>> Is there any way to install a kernel on the hard drive off the >>> install >>> CD-ROMs (without going th

Re: NVIDIA driver and modconf/.deb

-source-2.2.20-woody does not have it, so i cant build the > driver for this kernel... Either configure the kernel source using the config file in /boot, or use the kernel headers package instead the source package (probably easier). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen

Re: /dev/audio: No such device, do I have to recompile kernel?

kernel image, for example apt-get install kernel-image-2.2.20 or apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-$arch Most of the kernel image packages have the driver you need. Use apt-cache search kernel-image to get a list and apt-cache show name_of_package to get more info on an specific package

Re: Switching from RH 7.3 to Debian 3.0r1

en you boot from the CD, they will tell you how to select the installation kernel. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: cdrecord suddenly doesn't allow burning

Hello Pigeon (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 06:14:06PM +0200, Andreas Janssen wrote: >> Hello >> >> Joris Huizer (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >> > ?? now what should I do ? Should I change /dev/sg0 to >> > the

Re: Newbie Modem Q

er available, like for many modems with conexant chipsets. Of course an external modem is easier to setup and generally a better choice, but it is not impossible to use winmodems. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux

Re: nls iso8859-1

correct this error without loading the entire > X suite? This is not a font problem. You need to load a driver. Try: modprobe nls_iso8859-1 best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSC

Re: Helping the newbie

unsupported by the Debian security team. Sarge or Sid are usable for desktop systems (at least many people use it, I use Woody with KDE 3), but I would not set up a public server with them. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered

Re: configuring xwindows?

is to configure X with debconf: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 (if you use XFree 4) There are also some packages that can help you get information about your hardware, for example hwdata, discover and read-edid (to read your monitor capabilities). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas J

Re: hdparm / DMA problems

being turned on etc, then I did the performance test > again hdparm -Tt /dev/hd* and my speed when down to 8megs a second! Did you set any other parameters than DMA the first time you used hdparm? Did you set a specific DMA mode? Which mode does the drive use if you use hdparm with the initscript?

Re: Upgrade from potato to debian

rse upgrade your kernel image to the woody packages (2.2.20 and 2.4.18) later if you want. best regards Andreas Jassen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "

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